Why New York Hates L.A.: Chapter One

The New York Times last week just couldn't help getting in a little dig at L.A. when it reported, on December 23, on the Museum of Contemporary Arts' financial meltdown. After describing MOCA's embrace of Eli Broad's $30M bailout offer, Edward Wyatt and Jori Finkel wrote, "The plan avoids a painful embarrassment for Los Angeles, which has promoted itself as a leading force in contemporary art."

Pretentious, self-promoting L.A. -- that's our local art world in a nutshell.